The 2026 season was the 19th season for the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket franchise Punjab Kings. They were one of the ten teams that competed in the 2026 IPL. The team's captain was Shreyas Iyer and coach was Ricky Ponting.
| 2026 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 HPCA Cricket Stadium, secondary home ground of Punjab Kings | |||
| Coach | Ricky Ponting | ||
| Captain | Shreyas Iyer | ||
| Ground(s) | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium, Mullanpur HPCA Cricket Stadium, Dharamshala | ||
| League stage | 5th place | ||
| Most runs | Prabhsimran Singh (510)[1] | ||
| Most wickets | Arshdeep Singh (14)[2] | ||
| Most catches | Xavier Bartlett (10)[3] | ||
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Punjab Kings finished in fifth place in the league stage and failed to qualify for the playoffs. Prabhsimran Singh scored the most runs (510) while Arshdeep Singh took the most wickets (14) for Punjab in the 2026 season.
League Stage
editPoints table
edit| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Royal Challengers Bengaluru (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.783 | Advanced to the qualifier 1 |
| 2 | B | Gujarat Titans (R) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.695 | |
| 3 | B | Sunrisers Hyderabad (4th) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.524 | Advanced to the eliminator |
| 4 | A | Rajasthan Royals (3rd) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.189 | |
| 5 | A | Punjab Kings | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0.309 | Eliminated |
| 6 | B | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.651 | |
| 7 | A | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | −0.147 | |
| 8 | A | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.345 | |
| 9 | B | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.584 | |
| 10 | B | Lucknow Super Giants | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.740 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[4]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Wickets taken per fair deliveries; 5) drawing lots[5]
(C) Champions; (R) Runners-up
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Wickets taken per fair deliveries; 5) drawing lots[5]
(C) Champions; (R) Runners-up
League progression
edit| Team | Group matches | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Q1/E | Q2 | F | |
| Punjab Kings | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | |||
| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.
Fixtures
editGujarat Titans 162/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Punjab Kings (H) 165/7 (19.1 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Cooper Connolly (Punjab Kings) and Ashok Sharma (Gujarat Titans) both made their IPL debuts.[6][7]
- Kagiso Rabada (Gujarat Titans) took his 300th wicket in T20s.[8]
Chennai Super Kings (H) 209/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Punjab Kings 210/5 (18.4 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Kolkata Knight Riders (H) 25/2 (3.4 overs) |
v |
|
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
Sunrisers Hyderabad 219/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Punjab Kings (H) 223/4 (18.5 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Mumbai Indians (H) 195/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Punjab Kings 198/3 (16.3 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Punjab Kings (H) 254/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Lucknow Super Giants 200/5 (20 overs) |
- Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
Delhi Capitals (H) 264/2 (20 overs) |
v |
Punjab Kings 265/4 (18.5 overs) |
Punjab Kings (H) 222/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Rajasthan Royals 228/4 (19.2 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Punjab Kings 163/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Gujarat Titans (H) 167/6 (19.5 overs) |
- Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.
- Nishant Sindhu (Gujarat Titans) made his IPL debut.[10]
Sunrisers Hyderabad (H) 235/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Punjab Kings 202/7 (20 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Cooper Connolly (Punjab Kings) scored his maiden century in IPL.[11]
Punjab Kings (H) 210/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 216/7 (19 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- Ben Dwarshuis (Punjab Kings) made his IPL debut.[12]
Punjab Kings (H) 200/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 205/4 (19.5 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 222/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Punjab Kings (H) 199/8 (20 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Shreyas Iyer (Punjab Kings) played in his 100th IPL match as captain.[13]
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.[14]
Lucknow Super Giants (H) 196/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Punjab Kings 200/3 (18 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Shreyas Iyer (Punjab Kings) scored his 7,000th run in T20s and maiden century in IPL.[15]
- Delhi Capitals were eliminated as a result of this match.[16]
Statistics
edit| Runs | Player |
|---|---|
| 510 | Prabhsimran Singh |
| 498 | Shreyas Iyer |
| 491 | Cooper Connolly |
| 364 | Priyansh Arya |
| 216 | Marcus Stoinis |
| Wickets | Player |
|---|---|
| 14 | Arshdeep Singh |
| 12 | Yuzvendra Chahal |
| 9 | Marco Jansen |
| Vyshak Vijaykumar | |
| 5 | Xavier Bartlett |
References
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"IPL 2026 Orange Cap, Most runs in Indian Premier League 2026". espncricinfo.
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"IPL 2026 Purple Cap, Most wickets For Indian Premier League, 2026". espncricinfo.
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- 1 2 2026 Indian Premier League, points table: standings at ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 June 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "TATA IPL 2026" (PDF). Indian Premier League, playing conditions. 19. Board of Control for Cricket in India. 10 March 2026. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ "Australia's Cooper Connolly makes stunning IPL debut with Punjab Kings". ABC News. 1 April 2026. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ "PBKS bowl against GT, Ashok and Connolly make IPL debut". ESPNcricinfo. 31 March 2026. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ "Kagiso Rabada Reaches 300 T20 Wickets Milestone in IPL 2026 Clash". IPL T20 Players. 1 April 2026. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ "The V-King: KL Rahul breaks Virender Sehwag's record, hits 47-ball century for Delhi". India Today. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ "IPL 2026: Gujarat Titans opt to bowl vs Punjab Kings; Nishant Sindhu handed debut". The Times of India. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ↑ "SRH Crush PBKS by 33 Runs Despite Connolly's Stunning Maiden IPL Century". Open The Magazine. 7 May 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ Bassyonni (11 May 2026). "Ben Dwarshuis Makes IPL Debut in PBKS vs DC Clash". El-Balad. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ "Shreyas Iyer becomes fifth player to captain in 100 IPL games". Sportstar. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "Royal Challengers Bengaluru become first team to qualify for Playoffs". Sportstar. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "Maiden IPL ton from Shreyas Iyer guides PBKS past LSG by 7-wickets". ANI News. 23 May 2026. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ "IPL 2026: Delhi Capitals eliminated after Punjab Kings defeats Lucknow Super Giants". Sportstar. Retrieved 23 May 2026.